Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-09-01
THE HOUSEKEEPER.
The rossioai,ies of Dried apple.

nc OSStOtNttS " DF'cd IVpfe.
Perhaps nothing, says q lady in Home
in its cooking than dried apple. The same
string of shrunken, well-dried quarters can
be stewed into delicious or an abomin-
able concoction, according TO its right or
wrong management. Dried apple must
be raisins, currants, citron, prunes-all
dried fruits in enc--for many of us house,
keepers through the summer months.
What pity net to cook this old standbya MS
perfectly as possible! Did you ever see
a housewives help dump generous apron
full of shriyeled dried apple quarters into a
stingy allowance of hot water into kettle
that is not half big enough for the fruit
when swollen, and then put the kettle over
hot fire, which quickly cooks the lower
strata of apple into scorched mush and
sets the upper ones bebbing out of the l1et-
tie onto the stove like SO many live Great
ures? She tleps them back, chops them
down, and adds sugar or molasses before
half the apple is half done, and with such
management she is able to fill pies and
snuce-bowls with nm unappetiZing stew,
thickened with chunks of withered, wizzlcd
fruit, as tough and hard rs leather, and
favored with flakes of burnt porcelain
scraped from the kettles bottom.
I like to swell each section of apple,
either by steaming or by long soak in
cold water, before it is set cooking. Then
simmer the fruit very slowly and evenly in
plenty of hot, sweetened water, Don't
stir, don't chop, don't mush the apple, but
let the fruit stand in tho kettle till par
TALLY cool; then spice or flavor and pour
out into sauce-bowls the delicious, thor
oughly cooked whole apple quarters and
halves, as clear as amber and MS firm as
trembling jelly. If the apple is designed
fnr Y,inc elf fhrn ,frl, rNln 1of,
spicing.
For molasses cake and soft gingerbread
like to keep in readiness cans of prepared
apple. Soak until fully swellcd guam
tity dried apple quarters or halves. Chop
into bits rs large as small raisins and sim
mer slowly in molasses till the apple is
clear and candied. Apple SO prepared will
keep long time, even if the cans are not
sealed.
used to run or send to the attic when
ever dried apple was wanted for cooking,
but have learned that better way is 10
keep stone jar of unstrung quarters in
the back pnntry-on an upper shelf if baby
has access to the room. 1t is the children's
work to replenish this jar when it gets low,
and bringing the skeins of apple from the
garret and unstringing the dried halves or
quarters helps occupy some restless hour
of rainy dny.
Hints for HOmsckecpers.
NEVER have sink under window if
you can avoid it.
EAT one or two lemons daily for inham-
matory rheumatism.
MORTAR and paint may be removed
from window glass with sharp vinegar.
THE juice of tomato ia said to be excel
lent for removing ink, wine, and fruit stains.
| IF a person is threatened with fainting,
bathe the head with warm, not cold, water.
| GLAZE the bottom crust of fruit pies
with the white of egg, and they will not be
soggy.
KEEP hard soap in dry place several
weeks before using and it will last much
longer.
A TEAsPooNFUL Of carbolic acid in {
quart of pure soft water is good wash fel
mosquito bites.
! NEVER have dark furniture in th,
kitchen; it shows dust much more thar
light, and requires double tho care.
WHEN laid away for any length of time
linen should be washed, rough dried with
out bluing, and laid in loose folds withou
much weight on it.
BATHING the affected parts IN infiam
matory rheumatism with half an ounce o
saltpetre in half an once of sweet oil i
i, said to be good plan.
i IN beating eggs beat the yolks until yo,
can take up spoonful; whip whites t
stiff froth and stir them into cake with tn
-four the last thing before putting cake int
tins.